Percentage by which the average value of mid sized car decreases each year = 8%
Retail value of a car today = v dollars
Amount of decrease in the value of the car after 1 year = (8/100) * v
= 2v/25 dollars
Then
The equation that represents the value of the car after 1 year = v - (2v/25) dollars
= (25v - 2v)/25 dollars
= 23v/25 dollars
So following this expression the value of the mid sized car can be easily determined after 1 year. I hope this is the answer you were looking for and the procedure is also clear to you.
Let number of plastic containers collected by fourth grade= x
Then number of plastic containers collected by fifth grade students=x-216
OR
If number of plastic container collected by fifth grade is y
then number of plastic container collected by fourth grade=y+216
So, we can write it as follows
⇒ number of plastic containers collected by fourth grade= number of plastic containers collected by fifth grade +216
??? huh... i’m so confused pls
x/20 = 21/14 (similar proportions)
x/20 = 3/2 (simplify by canceling out a factor of 7)
x = 30
